Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald is the sole finalist to be the new Baltimore Police Commissioner and is expected to be taking that job.
She's a grandmother and florist. And she's at risk of losing her business and her home – because the government objects to her Christian beliefs about marria...
Do you see dwindling attendance at your church, mosque, synagogue, temple and other places of worship? If you do, you are not alone. A growing number of Americans are leaving the religion of their parents, according to many studies. How can we prevent this trend?
"If you can deploy your church to ask just even one friend to come to VBS, then you're going to reach a whole community."
No. It’s really not. Because it’s not just about us.
I write this letter with an aching heart. I have heard the pain in the voices of so many of you, wondering if it is time to “shake the dust off” and leave your local church. As your bishop, I cannot ask you to stay in a place where your soul cannot be at rest. However, I will share with you why I, a
While leaving a faith community should never be done on a whim, there are good, valid, theological and philosophical reasons for leaving a church. The reasons below are not any of them. You donR…
People leave churches. It happens. Sometimes that’s a great thing too, because God is directing their steps to do so. There are also times when it’s not the right thing to do. How do you know if its time to make a move? Five Good Reasons to Go 1. “My Beliefs Changed”: Growing in grace... Read this post
If a church were really to look like Jesus, people wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
A fellow pastor wrote to me recently and asked me to write a post about how to leave your church. I instantly wondered why I had never thought of doing that before as I, and every other pastor, have been burned by people who leave in hurtful ways. Have you ever decided it was time […]
There are times when you’ll lose people because your church didn’t do well at keeping people connected—and these losses hurt because you know you could have done something different.
We discuss a recent post on the non-negative reasons pastors give for leaving a church.
You might not agree with all of these reasons, but the weight of the issue should be cause for fresh thought and diligent prayer.
“Jesus said, 'What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a...
What are the legitimate reasons for leaving a church? When is the right time to leave a church? How should one leave a church to join another?